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iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

782 hedge funds and large institutions have $23B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 104 funds opening new positions, 336 increasing their positions, 220 reducing their positions, and 78 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

53% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 336 | Existing positions reduced: 220

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 104 | Existing positions closed: 78

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7275 (+3)

2.93% more ownership

Funds ownership: 85.49%88.42% (+2.9%)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 762782 (+20)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $23.6B → $23B (-$582M)

73% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.35B | Put options by funds: $20B

Holders
782
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+2.62%
% of All Funds
15.78%
Holding in Top 10
75
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4.17%
% of All Funds
1.51%
New
104
Increased
336
Reduced
220
Closed
78
Calls
$5.35B
Puts
$20B
Net Calls
-$14.7B
Net Calls Change
-$3.24B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NMIMC
26
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
$180M
Stifel Financial
27
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$172M +$64.3M +764,040 +59%
N
28
Nuveen
North Carolina
$169M -$18.1M -215,246 -10%
UBS Group
29
UBS Group
Switzerland
$166M +$27.3M +324,799 +20%
Citadel Advisors
30
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$161M +$110M +1,304,405 +212%
ERSOT
31
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$151M
Invesco
32
Invesco
Georgia
$148M -$80.3K -954 -0.1%
GAM
33
Goldentree Asset Management
New York
$145M +$145M +1,725,000 New
Bank of Nova Scotia
34
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$138M +$119M +1,419,199 +629%
VFA
35
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$134M +$39.9M +474,038 +42%
VMPIC
36
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
$126M
Barclays
37
Barclays
United Kingdom
$121M -$1.51B -17,912,120 -93%
Ameriprise
38
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$119M +$10.3M +122,621 +9%
PVH
39
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$119M +$28.7M +341,460 +32%
HSBC Holdings
40
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$103M +$67.5M +801,657 +188%
Fidelity Investments
41
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$102M +$99.9M +1,187,108 +3,800%
ROTUOC
42
Regents of the University of California
California
$98.9M +$99.2M +1,179,000 New
Jane Street
43
Jane Street
New York
$97.3M +$96.8M +1,149,466 +10,777%
Osaic Holdings
44
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$94.2M +$14.4M +170,566 +18%
Massachusetts Financial Services
45
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$90.2M +$14.7M +175,000 +19%
EMPI
46
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$88.9M
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
47
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$83.6M -$706K -8,393 -0.8%
IMPI
48
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$83.1M
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
49
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$76.9M -$5.24M -62,300 -6%
EVM
50
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$76M +$74.7M +887,250 +4,674%

HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

782 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $23B — down 2.5% from $23.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 104 funds opened new HYG positions and 78 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 336 added to existing stakes and 220 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $1.09B. The largest seller was Barclays, cutting an estimated $1.51B.

  • 782 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q3 2020, up from 762 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $23B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q3 2020, down 2.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 104 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q3 2020 and 78 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $1.09B added.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q3 2020 was Barclays, an estimated $1.51B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.